Staff
Patti Iverson-Summer – President, Owner
April 21, 2011 
A licensed Customs Broker since 1979, Patti founded Global Trading Resources in 1994 to serve clients shipping needs; specializing in tailoring programs to smaller to mid-size companies. Patti has twice served as the President of The Columbia River ...
David Heiniger – Airfreight Manager
David has worked in the transportation industry for over 25 years, including 15 years in air freight forwarding. He is HAZMAT Certified and specializes in exporting Dangerous Goods and licensable commodities. David has managed ...
Romy Hamilton – Accounting Manager
Romy brings over 25 years of professional office experience to our GTRI family. She's a flexible accounting and office manager with experience working in interior design, architecture and general contracting firms. Romy is highly organized and a great ...
Sandi Dyer – Senior Transportation Liaison
Sandi has been dedicated to the freight forwarding and Customs brokerage industry for over 22 years. Customer Service is her top priority. She currently processes all of the export shipments as well as specialized services for imports (ocean and airfreight). She ...
Sarah High – Brokerage Compliance Specialist
Sarah is a licensed Customs Broker and holds a B.A. in International Business and Economics. Sarah has been with GTRI for over 10 years and enjoys working directly with her customers to help streamline their importing process and ensure compliance. Sarah also ...
Sofia Vela – Import Specialist
Sofia has worked in the International Trade Industry since 1988 and has highly technical knowledge in Import Security Filing and Manufacture ID procedures and specializes in shipments requiring multiple government agencies (i.e. FDA, USDA, ODOT). Sofia is currently working toward HAZMAT ...
Jay Jacobsen – Import Account Representative – OR
Born and raised in Portland, OR, Jay is our most recent transfer to the International Trade Industry. Formerly with Frito Lay for 12 years as well as being a Master Florist for 25 years, Jay has completed training through the International ...
Evelyn Appel-Schaefer – Customs Compliance & Special Projects Manager
Evelyn is a licensed Customs broker with more than 25 years of experience and a special focus on textile and compliance issues. Evelyn’s a past board member and officer of the Columbia River Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association, and has served ...
CC – ‘Cargo Cat’
Short for ‘Cargo Cat’ camped on our doorstep over 11 years ago and thinks living in the office is the greatest. She greets new clients with a leg rub and, occasionally, a drooling purr. Her favorite foods are chicken and ranch ...
